Five Secondary School Students From Enugu Adopt 7-Year-Old Girl Without Parents, Pay Her Fees

• A seven-year-old girl from Obollo Eke in Enugu state found sanctuary in the arms of five students who adopted her
• Amazing-Grace Ikechukwu reportedly has no parents and was discovered when the students visited her area
• The students who are from Evergreen School Enugu joined hands and started raising funds for Amazing-Grace to go to school

A girl without someone to look after her has been adopted by a a group of secondary school students.

The girl, Amazing-Grace Ikechukwu, was said to have been discovered when the students visited her area.

Amazing Grace's story was shared on X by Alex Onyia, who said she is from Obollo Eke in Enugu state.

He said the five students are now raising money for Amazing Grace and have decided to care for her.

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He wrote on X:

"They picked interest in this 7 years old during their slum visit. They realized that her mom is dead and her dad ran away leaving her to her faith. They have started raising funds for the child and she will be their sister going forward. This will see her through education with good welfare. I love this!"

The students doing the thoughtful humanitarian work are said to be from Evergreen School Enugu.

When contacted, Alex Onyia told Legit.ng that the students had raised a substantial amount of money for the girl.

Asked to name a figure Alex said:

"N195,490 so far."

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Reactions as students care for abandoned child

@ChukwuebukaVal7 said:

"Where is Evergreen located in Enugu? I would want to pay a visit when I return. I have seen a lot of your tweets about the school."

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@executivo_boss said:

"How can I donate to them to achieve their goal?"

@UNnanwube said:

"Such a great mind at a young age, I’m impressed by their compassionate heart and sense of responsibility. This slum visit will definitely form the mind and character of the generation coming after us."

School shares student's JAMB result

In other news, a secondary school in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, released some of the best JAMB UTME results recorded by its students.

The school shared the UTME results of 10 students, indicating that they scored between 311 and 355.

The best performer among the students is David, who scored 355 marks, followed by a female student with 346.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng